As part of the Constitution Unit’s 25th anniversary celebrations, this online seminar looks back at the constitutional reform agenda of the 1997 Labour government, and forward at the constitutional reforms proposed in the 2019 Conservative manifesto. What were the key questions, and motivating factors, then and now?  

Jack Straw, who held senior positions in the Brown and Blair cabinets, and Professor Francesca Klug OBE, discuss the origins of New Labour’s constitutional reform programme, its implementation and its legacy. David Gauke, Lord Chancellor under Theresa May, discusses the current government’s constitutional reform proposals.

Speakers:

• Jack Straw
• Professor Francesca Klug OBE,
• David Gauke

Chair:

Professor Meg Russell

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